St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A Vast Amount of Work Done
in a Year by the Water
Department.
Mp. Gilbert RetireS From the
School Board - B. F.
Wright Succeeds Him.
Discussion, But No Action on
the Jail Site--The Local
Summary.
SAID BY GOV. RICE.
He Would Prefer Judge Gresham
as Next Years Leader - The
Prison Scandal.

He Would Prefer Judge Gresham
as Next Years Leader - The
Prison Scandal.
POLITICALLY speaking, everything is
as quiet as death in the Third district"
was the remark uttered by Lieut.. Gov.
Rice, as he sat enjoying cigar in the
Merchants rOtunda last evening, land
our people are devoting their time prin-
cipalIy to business. As far as | am per
sonally concerned, do not want the
earth. and am pretty well sat
1t seems but a short time
ago that was carrying a dinner pail at
Minneapolis, and the thought of preSid-
ing over the senate of Minnesota was
not ever dreamed of. | want it under
stood that | am not seeking a renomlna-
ton nor am a candidate for guberna-
tOrial honOrS. On the question of Ia
tiOnal politics | never was very strong
Blaine man. but my preference would
be Judge Gresham as against either
Blaine OF Sherman, as the standard
bearer of the Republican party i'll the
next campaign. My impression Is, ac-
cOrding to the signs of the
times that too much stress is being laid
upon New 1OIh dllliult III INC NOIl-
test. for with New Jersey, Virginia and
Indiana in our column we could dOWiIh-
out the Empire state. The West is going
to be united for the Republican nOmi-
nee, and it may resolve itself into case
of a solid West against a solid South,
with the execution of Virginia. Another
thing that gives me confidence regard
ing the future Of the Republican party
is the disposition for harmony among
what nave hitherto been war
ring factions, and united in
our support of a good man we
can beat even President Cleveland.
THE PRISON SCANDAL.
Coming down to matters nearer
home. | think the saltwater prison in
VeStigatiOn was a great mistake, for the
testimony of hundred prostitutes and
cOnvicts could not shake my belief in
the integrity Of eX-Warden Reed. and L
must say the same III behalf Of Warden
Stordock. Personal feeling is at the
bottom of this difficulty, and | think
Gov. Mc(iill made a mistake when St0r-
dock came to him with his story i'll not
telling him TO leave that for the grand
jury to investigate, and go ahead and
make his administration OF the prison
a successful one. This whole matter
affecting Capt. Reed was investigated
10y Marshal William NJ. Campbell, and
although he differed from me politically,
he assured me that there was nothing
in the charges against the former war
den at saltwater. Every one who knows
MAJ shall Campbell knows that he is not a
man to 90 half way in an investigation
and then stop. and when, as chairman
Of the prison committee, he
made inquiry into this matter,
it. was thorough and exhaustive
one. His expression to me was that the
system of bookkeeping under the Reed
regime was the best of any similar state
institution III this country, and my ac
quaintance with Capt. Reed, extending
over a period of twelve years, substanti
ated the assertion of Marshal Camp
bell. Nothing good could result from
this pickering between the two prison
managers. and granting that both made
mistakes, for we are all liable to err
sometimes. they should not have been
encouraged to make such publicity con-
corning what L consider trivial af-
fairs